News for October 16, 2025

A New Jersey jury refused to make Delbarton School and St. Mary’s Abbey pay punitive damages in a sex abuse case, even after awarding millions in compensation to the survivor.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. struck another boat in the Caribbean and will send the two survivors back to their home countries for detention and prosecution.

Ace Frehley, the original Kiss guitarist known as “Space Ace,” has died at 74 after a recent fall and medical issues.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is suing the Trump administration to block a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications, saying it would harm U.S. businesses.

US prosecutors say Smartmatic executives bribed Philippine election officials to win a $1 million contract and speed payments tied to the country’s 2016 presidential election.

The Justice Department indicted Cameron Arnold and Zachary Evetts, saying they helped plan a violent attack on a Texas ICE detention center and were part of an antifa-linked cell.

Ron Conway resigned from the Salesforce Foundation after Marc Benioff’s comments backing Trump and urging National Guard patrols in San Francisco.

California will start selling lower-cost state-branded insulin next year as part of Governor Gavin Newsom’s effort to cut prescription drug prices.

Multiple GOP congressional offices received American flags with hidden swastikas, and Rep. Dave Taylor and congressional investigators are now looking into how they were distributed.

California will start selling its own lower-cost insulin on Jan. 1 through a state label, aiming to make diabetes treatment more affordable.

President Donald Trump’s latest U.S. strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean has led Trinidad and Tobago to investigate reports that two of its citizens were killed.

Indiana University fired its student media director amid a fight over whether the Indiana Daily Student could print news in its newspaper.

Florida teen Caden Speight is accused of faking his own kidnapping and injuring himself in a hoax that triggered a major police search.

Wall Street is split in the NYC mayoral race, but Zohran Mamdani has more donors by number while Andrew Cuomo has a much bigger share of the money.

Wall Street’s money is splitting between Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo, but the industry’s biggest checks are mostly going to Cuomo.

MacKenzie Scott gave $40 million to the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, making a major new donation to preserve Black history and support DEI-related work.

President Donald Trump hosted a White House dinner for donors backing a planned new ballroom and said the project is moving ahead well.